scholarly journals A case study of perceptions of value for students at a private, liberal arts college in the Midwestern United States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory B. Scheer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Midwestern United States

scholarly journals The Lightboard: Expectations and Experiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Sarah McCorkle ◽  
Paul Whitener
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Pilot Design ◽  
Faculty And Administrators

This case study describes a small-scale Lightboard pilot and a full-scale Lightboard build with accompanying studio at a small, private liberal arts college in the southern United States. This article will provide an overview of the Lightboard landscape in higher education, offer considerations for the construction of a Lightboard, and share the authors’ experiences and outcomes. In writing this article, the authors’ goal is to present an attainable use case for the construction of a Lightboard by introducing a simplistic pilot design that was well received by faculty and administrators.

scholarly journals The Role of Faculty Study Abroad Directors: A Case Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Goode
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
North American ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
The United States ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
North American College

This study explores the issues facing study abroad faculty directors at one undergraduate, liberal arts college in the United States; referred to in this article as North American College. This particular college was selected because it had been successful at recruiting its students for study abroad programs: 70% of the graduating class of 2005 studied abroad at some time during their years at NAC.

Assimilation of OCO-2 retrievals with WRF-Chem/DART: A case study for the Midwestern United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 118106
Author(s):  
Qinwei Zhang ◽  
Mingqi Li ◽  
Chong Wei ◽  
Arthur P. Mizzi ◽  
Yongjian Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Midwestern United States

Peer reference assistants in a small liberal arts college: case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasia Gonnerman ◽  
Ken Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Student Assistants

Purpose The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how to create and sustain a successful mentoring program for reference student assistants in the liberal arts environment. The study delineates student training, program assessment and the impact on reference practice in a way that can be used at other institutions considering implementing a similar initiative. Design/methodology/approach This case study is written by professionals who have been deeply engaged in initiating, running and assessing the program. It presents the value of the program in an unbiased and objective manner by including the voices of the student mentees themselves reflecting on the experience. Findings The mentorship program has proven to be worthwhile and rewarding in equal measures to both the mentees and reference librarians working with our future successors. It serves an important role in inspiring and encouraging library student workers to become interested in academic librarianship as a career choice and it prepares them to be successful students in library and information science graduate programs. Originality/value Although the discussion of training reference student assistants per se is not rare in the library literature, this particular program is unique in several ways: its main intent is to mentor students who are interested in pursuing librarianship as a career goal; it occurs in the context of a liberal arts college rather than in a larger university setting, especially those offering degrees in information and library science; and it empowers students to provide in-depth independent reference services for their peers and faculty.

Some Methods in Professionalized Subject Matter Courses in Mathematics for Teachers College

1931 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 429-435
Author(s):  
Edna E. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
The United States ◽  
Normal School ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
Recent Interest ◽  
Special Stress

As a result of the recent interest and progress in teacher-training in the United States, has come the evolution of the normal school into the teachers college. The development has naturally given rise to the question of what should be done in order that the lengthened course be filled in most profitably. Whether to give additional courses in educational theory and methods of teaching, or to include courses in the content of the various subjects which students plan to teach that is, whether to make the teachers college a normal school of a "larger growth," or to convert it into the equivalent of a liberal arts college, which would lay special stress on the subjects commonly grouped under the heading "Education" — these have been the points under consideration.

scholarly journals Teaching Ancient Women Philosophers: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Protasi
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Greek Philosophy ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Experience Teaching ◽  
Ancient Greek Philosophy ◽  
Women Philosophers ◽  
Ancient Women ◽  
Modern Era

In this paper I discuss in some detail my experience teaching women philosophers in the context of a survey course in ancient Greek philosophy at a small liberal arts college. My aim is to share the peculiar difficulties one may encounter when teaching this topic in a lower-level undergraduate course, difficulties stemming from a multiplicity of methodological hurdles that do not arise when teaching women philosophers in other periods, such as the modern era. In the first section, I briefly review some of what we know about ancient Greek women philosophers, which is not only very little but frustratingly uncertain and highly debated. I devote the second section to some of the scholarly debates surrounding these philosophers’ doctrines, the details of their biographies, and their very existence. The third section is about the corresponding pedagogical challenges, and the fourth and final section describes the strategies I implemented to face those challenges.

scholarly journals Every Campus A Refuge

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diya Abdo ◽  
Krista Craven
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
College Faculty ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Refugee Families

Every Campus A Refuge is a novel initiative whereby college campuses provide housing and support to refugees navigating the resettlement process in the United States. This article details the founding and development of the Every Campus A Refuge initiative, particularly as it has been implemented at Guilford College, a small liberal arts college in North Carolina. It also details how Guilford College faculty and students are engaging in a multifaceted research study to document the resettlement experiences of refugee families who participate in Every Campus A Refuge and to determine the efficacy of the program in providing a “soft er landing” for refugees. Overall, this article aims to provide a detailed account of Every Campus A Refuge so as to show how such a program may be implemented at other college campuses.

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